Apple macOS and visionOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Disk Arbitration

Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Disk Arbitration component of Apple macOS Tahoe 26 and visionOS 26 allows a malicious application to gain root privileges. This issue arises from a permissions flaw that could be exploited to bypass normal restrictions and elevate privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized root access, allowing an application to perform any action with the highest level of privileges on the system.

Added: Sep 16, 2025, 12:18 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2025, 12:18 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
7.5
exploitability
3.0
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.5
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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